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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 602,361, dated April12, 1898.

Application filed April 22,1897.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. RICHARDS, of Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Windows; and I do hereby declare the followingto be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to windows; and the object thereof is to providea knockdown window-frame, a knockdown jamb-linin g, and knockdownsashes, all of cheap, simple, and improved form, which when segregatedmaybe compactly packed for shipment and which may be quickly andconveniently set up and united in proper relative position for setting.

A further object is to dispense with the usual sash-holding beads by soforming the frame as to confine the sashes and at the same timeproviding the frame with such adjust mentas will render the sashesreadily removable.

With the above and other objects in view, as will presently appear, theinvention consists in the novel features of construction and in theassemblage and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described andclaimed, and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure1 is a perspective view of my improved window, the frame proper andjamblining being separated. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view. Fig; 3is a plan view, portions of the window being broken away'and otherportions shown in section. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view of a framefor brick walls, the sashes being removed. Fig. 5 is a similar view ofthe arrangement of frame for wooden walls. Fig. 6 is a detailperspective view of one of the sashes. Fig. 7 is a sectional view online 7 7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is an elevation of one of the sashespartially segregated.

The frame proper consists of vertical sides A, top or crown piece B, andbottom or sill. piece 0. The inner and outer vertical edges of sides Aare turned laterally or flanged, as indicated, respectively, at a andI), while between their edges they are formed with vertical triangularcorrugations D. Transversely- Serial No. 633,387. (No model.)

extending bars or strips E are arranged within sides A, adjacent theirupper and lower ends, said strips having pintles e at their ends,extending into perforations in flanges a and b for'uniting the strips tothe sides, the inner edges of the strips or bars being notched to fitaround corrugations D. Thestrips thus secured to sides Aare united totop and bottom portions 13 and C, respectively, by screwbolts (2, thussecurely uniting the several parts of the knockdown frame. The boltsextend through slots 6 in the top and bottom portions, so that the sidesA may be adjusted laterally independently of said parts in manipulatingthe sashes and adjusting the frame thereto, as will be presentlyexplained.

For brick structures the frame sides are provided with a lining F, whichextends from top to'bottom of the frame, and which are flanged on theiredges, as shown at f, to fit in the brick seams, and flanges b of sidesA are bolted thereto, so that said lining not only protects the framesides from mortar and pre-' vents the brick from being so laid as toencroach on the space required for the adjustment of the sides, but alsoserves to firmly set and secure the frame in the wall. The liningmembers may be so arranged as to form weight-pockets when it is desiredto employ weights. For frame structures the lining is not needed and istherefore dispensed with, as seen in Fig. 5, flange I) in such casebeing secured to lintel G. In this construction, as

in the arrangement for brick structures, the

secured edge of each side closely fits lintel G or lining F, as thecasemay be, its entire length and forms a tight air-excluding joint, whileat the same time, as before described, the sides turn freely on theirsecured edges, as may be necessary in removably securing the sashes.

, lower sash closing thereagainst.

brick structure said nuts are secured to lining F, while for the framestructure they are secured to stuclding G. The screws turn freely in thesides, but are held thereby, as shown, from longitudinal displacement,so that the sides move with the screws as the latter are adjusted in thenuts.

The material which I prefer to use in constructing the frame is sheetmetal, as illustrated, as it affords the springing action requisite forthe adjustment, as well as being cheap and readily formed into therequired shape. I do not desire, however, to limit myself to the use ofsheet metal in forming the frames, the jamb-linings, or the sashes, aswood, vulcanized rubber, papier-mach, celluloid, wood fiber, or othermaterial might be used and at the same time be within the scope of thepresent invention.

The side portions J of the jamb-lining are flanged at their upper andlower ends, where they are secured to top and bottom portions K and K,respectively, the adjacent edges of top K and frame-top B uniting inseam 70, while bottom portion K is formed on its inner side with flangedlip 71;, which overhangs frame-bottom C, as seen in Fig. 2, with the Thesides of the jamb-lining are in no way united with sides A, so that thelatter are freely adj ustable behind the lining, as above described. Theoverlapping bottom portions 0 and K are united by bolts, as shown.

The sash-rails and stiles are formed alike, the same being substantiallytriangular in cross-section and snugly fitting corrugations D. Each railand stile consists of an elongated hollow member L, mitered at its ends,with its front inner edge l having less protrudance than back or outeredge Z, whereby the glass M may when the sash is built up move past edgeZ and rest against and be held by edge Z. Angle-irons N fit within andunite members L and are secured in place by screws 0, which also securethe glass retaining strips P, the latter being mitered at their ends tofit snugly within the frame, as shown, and turned inward at p, wherethey clamp the glass. If desired, packing or listing may be arrangedbehind strips P to effectuallyseal the glass and exclude air. A completeknockdown sash is thus provided which may be quickly set up or takenapart, or new glass may be inserted by simply removing strips P withoutremoving the sashes from the frame. The use of putty is obviated. Thelabor of glazing is greatly lessened, and a much more complete andsecure glass-holding means is provided.

lVhile the form of sash herein shown and described is admirably adaptedto the frame of the character disclosed, it is not my desire orintention to limit myself to such use alone, as obviously it may be usedin other forms of frames and may differ in details of constructionwithout departing from the intent of this invention; and the converse ofthis statement is true of the frame. The, latter may also differ indetails of construction without avoiding the invention and may be usedwith or without a jamb-lining, as may be preferred.

A supplemental adjustment for frame sides A is provided in screws Q,taking in strips or bars E and headed at Q to bear on the inner surfacesof the sides, the reduced extremities of the screws projecting throughopenings formed in the sides and slotted to receive a screw-driver.These screws are located j ust, outside of corrugation D for the uppersash and serve to contract the frame when desired to more effectuallyclamp the sashes, particularly the upper sash, than can be done withscrews H. The frame may thus be accurately adjusted to the sashes, suchadjustment, however, interfering in no way with the adj ustment securedby screws H.

The invention may be adapted for railwaycars and other structures in addition to buildings, as will be understood.

Sheet metal, which, as before stated, is the material which I prefer touse, is especially adapted for the purpose, as it may be quickly stampedand otherwise formed into the required shapes, and, in addition, iscomparativel y inexpensive.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. An improved window'frameincluding side members formed of laterallyyielding material, means forsecuring the entire length of one vertical edge of each side to thebuilding so as to seal the joints between said edges and the building,and devices operatively connected to the free portions of the yieldableframe sides for turning the same on their secured edges, substantiallyas shown and described.

2. A window-frame havingits sides formed of yieldable material, thesides being secured at one edge and adapted to yield in swingingmovement at said edge, the other edges of the frame being free, andadjusting means for swinging the sides, in combination with sashesadapted to be removably held in the frame by means of the adjustment,substantially as shown and described.

3. An improved window-frame, including fixed top and bottom members,laterally-adj ustable side members arranged therebetween, and anadjustable connection between the sides and the top and bottom membersXCO IIC

respectively, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a window-frame having laterally-adj ustable sides for the purposeof holding the sashes in place, the combination of top, botslotted topand bottom members, side -mem-. bers arranged between the top andbottommembers, transversely-extended bars secured to the sides adjacent theirends, screwsextended through the slots of the top and bottom and takingin the bars for adjustably securing the parts together, and adjustingmeans for the sides, substantially as shown and described. 7

6. A frame having its sides formed of spring metal or analogousmaterial, in combination with bars fixed behind the sides, and. adjust.ing devices carried by the bars for springing,

' sashes in the window-framein combination with screws rotatablymountedin the sides,

and fixed nuts which the screws engage, sub-- stantially as shown anddescribed.

10. A window-frame having the outer edges of its vertical sides formedwith laterally-extending flanges, said flanges being adapted to besecured to the building or other structure, the-sides having a springingor turningmovement on said edges and adapted to removably secure thesashes in the frame, and

devices for adjusting the sides laterally, substantially as shown anddescribed.

11. The combination with a window-frame havingfixed top and bottommembers and laterally-adjustable side members, and a jamb-liningseparate from the frame but adapted at its upper and lower ends to unitewith the top and bottom members of the frame, the lining having noconnection with theframe sides and in no way impeding their lateralmovement, substantially as shown and described.

12. Thecombinationwiththewindow-frame having adjustable sides for thepurpose described, of a jamb-lining detachably secured to the top andbottom of the frame, substan-.

tially as shown and described.

13; The combination with a window-frame, of a jamb-lining independent ofbut detachably secured to the frame, the bottom of the lining beingformed with a projecting lip adapted to extend into the frame andoverlap the bottom thereof, substantially as shown and described. I

, 14. The combination of a window-frame having the edge of its topmember formed with avertically-extended flange, and a jambliningseparate from the frame and having its top member formed with aloop-flange adapted to inclose the frame-top flange, substantially asshown and described.

' 15. In a window-frame, the combination of vertical side A formed ofspring metal and having its longitudinal edges turned laterally, bars Earranged transversely behind the side and at their ends secured tolaterallyturned edges thereof, and devices carried by the bars forspringing laterally the sides, substantially as shown and described.

16. In a window-sash, the combination of the rails and stiles eachformed of a single piece of sheet metal bent to tubular form with theedges slightly separated or open to admit the glass, and the angle-ironsat the corners of the sash over which the rails and stiles fit andagainst which the glass bears and upon which the same is supported inproper position within the sash, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. RICHARDS.

Witnesses:

'lrros. L. BRUNK, J. T. WILLIAMs.

